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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-07
School Lands to Lease
OFFICE or CT $50.
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In accordance with an order Co2-1f
sioners' court, hereby invite bids"
Shackelfori county school 1Ands t--
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annum. These lands are In bod: 81.
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miles southeast Of the Cap.tol sg1t' az '-
quarters Ranch. Having recently =.
and surveyed these lands, can giee 2--
to lease correct information rs % .--
soil, water facilities, etc.
TERMS or LEASE
Cash annually in advance; lessee
right to remove his improYem ems or .5'-'-
ton Of lease. --
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-07
DAVID L. BLACKMON.
j. W. sCOITP
A BRAVE SHERIFF,
He Kills Two DsspGtadocs and Wounds
Two Others.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. M, Sept. Ga
desperate shooting ARRAY occurred last
night at HaIbrook, a. T., in which Andy
Cooper and his half brother, named
Samuel Blevens, were killed blythe sheriff
and John BIevens and Nose B. Roberts
wounded. Sheriff Owens learned that
the tour men had arrived in Halbrook
and, with & Winchester, he started alone
to arrest the desperadoes. Arriving at
the house he knocked, and upon the door
being opened by Andy Cooper the only
reply be received was q bullet, which
passed through the sheriff's coat without
injury. The fire was returned and Cooper
fell dead. The shooting became general.
owens took Il position st the window,
shooting all three men inside. Samuel
BlevcnS, one Of the killed, is but fourteen
yeara old, but fully IS desperate as his
older companions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-09-25

Zorro Haute Tul Matt Il pbcrt
Lincoln snys hc don't want the Prcsi.
denoy and Jim Blaine declares that lac
woulda have II ns a gilt. That Is
pretty hard on tho Proficiency Int II Is
consolinR 60 remember that in pinch
old Jack Sherman could be inlus d u
take II.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
A Bloody Duel.

A writer in the Elberton Leader recalls q
bloody event which took place in there
in 1903. About this time Frenchman by
the name of Bushelle practiced medicine
in Elberton. He enjoyed considerable
reputation as physician, and on one occa-
sion was sent for by Mr.. Leslie of South
Carolina, to attend some members of his
family. Dr. Bushelle's patients near home
required his attention at the time and he
could not obey the summons. Leslie being
a hotrheaded, overbeaTing man became en-
ragged and offended, and so the next time he
met Bushelle--whch was at Smyrna
Church, S. Che deliberately horse
whipped him. The doctor was
no coward, but was conscientiously
opposed to fighting and consequently of
fered little resistance and was about to let
the matter rest with the ignominy upon
him. but his wife, true-spirited Southern
woman, compelled him TO send Leslie chal-
lenge. The challenge was accepted, pistols
chosen as the weapons, and the meeting
had near Harper's Ferry. AT tho first fire
Bushelle discharged his weapon without
aim and missed. His antagonist took de-
liberate aim, but he, too, missed his mark.
Not being satisfied another round was
called for, when Bushelle shot Leslie through
the head, killing him instantly. Bushelle
returned TO his home unmolested, and while
the stain had been wiped out from his honor
he had the still deeper dye OF the blood Of
his antagonist on his hands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09

inches, but rarely more than foot. When
tall enough to NOW it makes the very finest
hay If properly cured. Stock of all kinds
are very fond Of it in its green state--hogs,
sheep, cattle and horses. 1t will sahvate
horses in the late summer or fall, just as red
clover will 1t blooms in August and Sep
TENDER in North Carolina. 1t has beauti-
tul' tiny, purple bloom like that of the pea,
one bloom at every joint or leaf, and one
seed to each tiower-something like clover
seed, but tiny pod like that of the pea. 1t
bears great quantities of seeds so thick on
the ground that in spring when it puts up it
raises the top soil where the seeds have been
covered by the winter rains. 1t is easily
Killed by frost; generally by the first frost.
1t remains green in old pine fields, in under
the shelter of the trees longer than it does
In the open fields. 1t made its first appear
ance in North Carolina during the war. As
for sowing and cultivating Japan clover, it
would be money wasted and time lost. The
late Rev. DR.. Mott, an Episcopal minister,
gathered up quantity Of the seed just after
the war and sold it t.- parties North and
West, but there is nothing of the kind done
now
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
The Citrus Janonica.

In an interesting article in the Florida
Dispatch on Japan fruits some attention is
given to the Citrus Japonica, fruit which
blends the orange and the lime. There are
two distinct varieties of this fruit, says the
Dispatch, one an oblong, the other round
fruit. They attain the size of about a me-
dunn sized plum or apricot respectively
The tree is hardy, bears extremely young,
the fruit hanging on the branches in the
greatest profusion. 1t is not table fruit,
though even eaten raw it has very agree
able flavor; the rind can be eaten with the
flesh, being not thicker than the skin of
plum or cherry. 1t has decided aromatic
orange flavor; the flesh is very juicy with
the sub-acid quality of lime, very cooling
and refreshing, containing two Seeds The
main value of this fruit will be for preserv-
ing and crystallizing. For this purpose it
is eminently adapted. 1t is not necessary to
take off the skin on account of its extreme
thinness The aroma of the rind blending
with the acid of the flesh will make it one of
the most desirable fruits for preserves, jel-
lies and crystallized fruit. Mr.. Luther
Burbank, of Santa Rosa, Fla, who purchased
some of the trees this season cannot speak
too highly of them. 1t is tree which will
soon gain favor and stand on its own merits.
It does not attain any considerable height,
its growth being very bushy with long di-
vergent branches, ten to twelve feet being
its height.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Layering Grape Vines.

Judge Samuel Weller, in an article in the
Rural World, says that grape vines, to be
layered, should be pruned for the purpose,
as when you wish to layer vine there
must not be much fruit expected An ordi-
nary vine, say four or more years old, might
have three or four canes, each six feet long.
These should now be laid on the ground,
stretched out straight and pinned down.
when the young shoots are about six inches
long make a little furrow underneath, five
inches deep and lay the canes in. If short
Jomted break every alternate shoot off,
punch the leaf Off where the shoot comes
out of theold wood and draw in few inches
OF earth and press it firmly. When the
shoots are foot high fill mp the fulrow
Lowell; give each shoot a thin stake several
feet high to tie as they grow This is about
the main thing. Keep the ground well cul-
tlvated during the summer, but don't dis
turb the roots Remember that layers will
not root well in thu shade One dozen of
layers is as many as should be grown from
one vine and never layered more than one
year at time. One year should be allowed
TO make new canes
Some OF the harder kinds TO grow will be
greatly assisted by cutting half way through
tne old cano in a slanting way under each
bud that is to grow. This wound will soon
callous, out of which the roots will first issue
and by fall will be found to have the best
roots at that place. This is particularly ad-
'iSable with the Norton and Cynthiana.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Ordinance 25th August, 1928.

10 shall be the duty Of the owner or owners Of
oil untenanted or unoccupied stores. houses or
buildings within the limits Of the city of saynn-
nan 70 cause the Same TO h. opened and venti-
lated at least once In every week, from the list
day of May to the 10th day of November In each
and every year; and that every owner OF such
untenanted or unoccupied stores houses or
buildings as aforesaid who shall fail or oEbt TO
cause the same 10 be opened and ventilated as
aforesaid, shall, on conviction thereof before
Council be fined In q sum not exceeding thirty
dollars for each and every failure or omission.
IL shall be the duty Of the owner or owners OF
all untenanted or unoccupied stores, houses or
buildings as aforesaid TO cause the same to be
whitewashed or cleansed in such manner as the
Mayor may direct and order within five days
after he or she, his or her agent or attorney
shall have received written order TO that effect
from the Mayor; and that on any such owner or
owners failure or omission 20 comply with the
order or requisiton of the Mayor as aforesaid
he. she or they shall for each such failure or
omission be fined, on conviction before Council,
for each aad every siich offense In sum not
exceeding thirty dollars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Some Pear History.

An article which is going the rounds of
the Southern press gives the following in
formation about the pear: The pear was
planted early in the history of our country.
In 1868 we find records of pears in cultiva-
ton. 1t tree that thrives from 57' north
latitude to the plains of Mexico. 1t is,
however, comparatively short-lived In
Southern climates and varieties imported
from France to this country are not as
rule long-lived. Grating the pear tends to
shorten the life and impair the vigor of any
variety, and still as all varieties are multi
piled in this way, it becomes question of
time as to how long any variety can be ex-
pected to live. Fifty or sixty years ago the
st. Michael was justly esteemed the best
near grown; it is now entirely abandoned.
The Flemish Beauty is another excellent
pear of twenty or thirty years ago, but it is
fast going out of use.
In 1888 Mr.. William Kendrick published
a list of twelve old varieties Of pears, none
of which is known to-day. His list also
contained eighty-seven new kinds, of which
seventeen are now occasionally seen. Four
of the seventeen survive as valuable pears
the Bartlett, Base, Seckel and Duchess. In
1889 Mr.. w. R. Prince, of Flushing, Long
Island, published list of three hundred
and sixty-seven varieties of pears; of these
thirteen now survive. There have been
many hundreds of new varieties imported
since then, of which less than twenty are
retained as worth cultivation. Many of
these, of course, were rejected for various
other reasons, but many would still be in
cultivation if they had not degenerated.
Much depends on grating pears upon Wig
orous and congenial stocks. A variety Wig
orous on a congenial stock frequently proves
worthless upon others less suited to its
needs
The Mobile Register says, in commenting
upon this article, that there are two grave
errors in it. First, the pear is not short
lived in the Southern country. Some varie-
ties may be, and all grated trees may be,
more or less so. The dwarfs, grated on the
ounce, are invariably short-lived, but the
short-lived rule don't hold good with seed
lings There are pear trees in Baldwin
county, Ala, that are known to be over
fifty years old. In Butler county there are
trees of the Bell variety equally as old.
Second, all varieties are not multiplied by
grating, as stated-the LeConte is multi
piled almost entirely by cuttings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Farm and Stock Notes.

Sprinkle superphosphate around the young
strawberry plants and keep between the
rows cleen, and they will grow strong and
vigorous
Lice on fowls will cause them to droop.
The poultry-house must be cleaned, coal oil
applied freely and the hens well busted with
| insect powder
Do not pasture the grass too early or too
persistently. Allow it time to make some
growth. Trampling upon the grass just
after rain is very injurious.
The best grain food for a young colt is
ground or whole oats. A feed of oats morn
ing and night, with free use of the pas
ture, will keep the colt in good growing con-
dition.
When little chicks feather very RAPIDLY
they sometimes droop. If the cause be not
due to lice they may be greatly assisted by
feeding them small quantity of chopped
meat once day.
There is no necessity for filthy hog pen.
If cleaned out twice week the manure can
be composted and will keep in better condi-
ton, while the health of the swine will be
materially promoted.
If the Matching season be over kill off the
roosters, as they will quarrel should the
Aocls be allowed to mingle, as is usually the
case when there is plenty Of grass upon
which the hens can forage.
Sheep not only manure the land upon
which they may be hurdled or pastured
but they distribute it evenly and press it
into the soil. There is an old maxim
that 'the foot of the sheep is gold to the far
mer.n
Carrots and onions are two crops easily
DESTROYED by grass or weeds when the seed
is terminating and Just beginning TO push
through the soil The hoe must be used,
while Woodworking the plants is sometimes
necessary.
Grass is the foundation of success in farm
ing. 1t assists during the process of rota-
tion TO improve the soil, and enables more
and better stock to be kept. The farmer
WHO succeeds it securing good hay crop
haJ won half the battle.
Finely-ground bone is cheaper, in proper
ton to the amount Of phosphoric acid con-
tanned, than superphosphate, but is not so
Immediately available as plant food. Ii
is best TO mix one third supeiphosphate
with two-thirds ground bone on heavy
soils.
Buttermilk or slSim-milk thickened with
middlings, makes an excellent food for young
pigs after they have been weaned, but they
should also have grass and cooked turnips.
Avoid feeding much corn. Growing pigs
should not be made fat, butkept IN thrifty
growing condition.
The best mode of preserving eggs is TO use
eggs from hens that are not in company
with cocks, as such eggs will keep there or
four times as long as those that are fertile
Keep the eggs in a cool place on rack, and
turn them twice a week. IL fresh, no pack
ing material will be necessary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Bees.

The Philadelphia Record has some very
good ideas about bee culture. 1t says that
the first work performed by bees as soon as
the weather permits them to get out and
sun themselves is to clear out of the hive the
filth and accumulations of the winter. Dead
bees are thrown out and every portion of
the hive is put in order for the labor of the
coming season. 1t is very important that
the colonies be very strong and numerous.
A good, strong colony is worth three or four
weak ones The profits from Bookkeeping
depend partly upon the skill of the manager.
Bees cannot make honey unless they have
the honey-producing plants to work upon,
and the results depend somewhat upon the
season. In those sections where fcIit-grow-
ing is made speciality the bees have all the
work they can do early in the season, but
after the blossoms are gone they often have
to range over large extent of country in
search of honey, and this subjects the hive
to loss Of many of its members. Birds,
spiders, toads and other enemies play havoc
with them, while a sudden shower will
sometimes destroy large number before
they can return to the hive. To make the
keeping of bees business properly there
should be certain crops grown partially for
their benefit, such as buckwheat, upon which
the bees will work industriously The red
clover would provide an excellent means of
honey but for the fact that the flower is too
deep for the bees to work in; but the ordi-
nary white clover, alsil1e clover and other
grasses arc put to good service. With the
improved hives the bees are allowed first to
store up the food required for their use in
winter, and they are not robbed of that
supply, but if they have plenty of blossoms
to work on they are provided with extra
boxes. This is an excellent mode, as the
beekeeper is compelled to bear the loss i'll
stead Of the bees, which induces him to resort
to all available expedients to provide the
bees with something from which to derive
honey. The habits of bees must be studied
and they require careful management.
Work is required to manage them properly,
as they cannot always be kept with profit
Unless all the conditions be favorable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09

1t is often remarked that too much ma
nure will produce plenty of vine and but
little fruit. This is due TO the manure being
improperly proportional. An excess of
nitrogen guano or nitrate of soda) induces
an extra growth of vine, but where the ma
nure contains a sufficiency of phosphoric
acid and potash, as well as of nitrogen, there
will not only be healthy vine but an abInd-
ance of fruit also.
Raspberries are an important fruit for
every garden, and the ease with which they
are cultivated recommends them to every
gardener. A few bushes of this fruit will
supply the farmer with a most delicious
berry throughout the summer season. An
equal number of caps and reds should be set
out, selections of which may be made from
the following old varieties; Ohio, Caro-
line, Tyler, Gregg and Shaffer, and among
the red sorts Cuthbert, Reliance, Turner and
Clarke
Strawberries, of course, should be planted
in considerable quantities, and with the OBJ
ject in view of making a success out of the
crop by careful attention and labor. The
Downing, Sharpless, Wilson, Crescent,
Manchester and Cumberland have so fire.
quenuly been recommended that almost any
farmer is acquainted with these varieties
They are all heavy bearers, and the fruit is
good and palatable. They should be set out
i'll early spring, and not purchased from the
nurseryman the preceding fall as many of
the other kinds of fruit are.
Gooseberries are not so important as the
foregoing kinds of table fruit, but they al
ways come in handy in adding varity to the
productions of ones garden. If variety is
the spice of life certainly variety of fruit is
an important consideration to the farmer
who prides himself upon his gardening Sue
cess. GooseberrieS require SO little attention
and labor that there is no excuse for not
having q number of bushes in the garden
Securing the plants and starting them to
growing will be the greatest trouble, and
that is not worth MENTIONING
Currants, when planted along in double
rows, so feet or in length, make pretty
appearance The punches of red fruit re-
lieve the monotony of green leaves, and
harmonic beautifully with the red straw
berries in the patch Of which the currant
bushes from hedge or border line. Cut
tings from old plants make be taken in the
autumn, and planted nearly their whole
length, with the soil compacted closely about
them. good covering of manure that will
protect them from the ice and snow of
winter should be spread over them soon after
setting them out, and they will make free
growth the following spring. The Cherry,
Versailles, White Grape and Red Dutch are
all good varieties, tried and approved by long
experience.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
ORDINANCE.


AN ORDIEANcE to regulate the turning up of Che
soil of the public domain in the city of Savan.
nah for any purpose, between the first day OF
May and the first day Of November each year,
except by permission and approval OF the
Sanitary Board.
SECTION /. Be II ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city Of SnUdnndt, u. Council
assembled, and IL is ordained on the authority Of
the same, That from and after the passage Of
this ordinance no permission shall be granted to
make sewer connections or for other works Of a
similar character or for laying pipes or for any
work which may involve the turning up of the
soil Of the public domain between the first day
of May and the first day of November Of each
year. unless the same shall be approved by the
Board OF Sanitary Commissioners,
SEC. 2. Astd IL Is further ordained by the d,t-
Morfty aforesaid That II any person shall turn
up the soil OF the public domain of any part of
said city between the first day OF May and the
first day of November of each year without per-
mission, as provided in the first section of this
ordinance. he or she shall ON conviction thereof
in the Police Court, be fined not less than five
nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not more than thirty days or both In the dis
erection Of the Mayor or Acting Mayor presiding
I'm said court
SEC. 3. .1nd u is further ordained on the du-
MoritH aforesaid, That all ordinances and parts
OF ordinances so far as they initiate with this
ordinance, be and the same are hereby repealed
Ordinance passed In Council May q, 1883.
RUFUS Y. LESTER, Mayor
Attest: FRANK E REBARER, Clerk of Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
A Charming, Residence at NARROW, Ga

On account of The removal from the State by
the owner am allowed TO offer one Of the neat
est, most complete and attractive homes ON the
line Of the Georgia Central
II is located at MARROW, twenty-six miles from
Savannah. The house contains four rooms
dining-room and kitchen. with dairy, barn and
stables. The grounds, two acres in extent, arc
beautifully shaded and planted with fruit trees
OF different kind, neat garden and splendid
water
ALSO
Detached from the residence ard grounds are
two acres OF garden land fenced, and partially
planted.
The village OF MARROW Is one of the peasantest
in easy reach OF this city. There IS none
healthier, and It's inhabitants are noted for their
hospitality and sociability
G. H. DORSETr,
ss~sl Estate Dealer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Lanan Clover.

There is good deal Of talk in Southern
agricultural papers just now about Japan
clover. Mr.. r. A Bost, of Newton, n c.,
says that il is not good grazing in his State
before June and makes very short grazing
unless on good soil, rarely getting taller than
Six inches, and generally not more than
tRree or four on old pasture fields; never
ull enough ON uplands to NOW. Where It
COMES up in lowland meadows with other
"ld grasses, IL may get as tall as twenty
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Plant q Garden.

About this time of the year a good many
farmers doubtless wish they had prepared a
garden earlier in the spring. They get tired
OF the regular diet of meat, potatoes and
bread, and long for some garden stuff like
radlshes, lettuce, cabbages, squashes, ETC.
The truth is that many farmers families,
who might live well, generally live in poorer
fashion, so far as food goes, than those of
any other class. Why9 Simply because
those whose business it is to provide for the
household neglect to do SO. They raise meat
and wheat, it is true, and provide literally
enough of these things, but vegetables are
not raised to any extent. There may be
some grown in little apology for garden
for summer use, but there are none left for
winter and spring. If there were, the
housewife would find it easy to vary the
bill of fare from day to day and the appe-
tite of the family would be good There is
health, as well as pleasure, in variety Of
food, especially in the spring. Every farmer
ought to raise vegetables enough to last until
new ones grow. He ought to see to it that
there is fruit for his wife to prepare for
winter and spring use. If he will plant cur
rants and raspberies, and strawberries, and
take care of the bushes, she will gladly take
care of the berries. There should be cab
bage and onions, and beets and parsnips,
and squashes in the cellar, to "work i'm
with potatoes, and bread and meat. There
should be tomatoes and beans, and all kinds
Of small fruit in cans for daily use There
may be if the farmer will live up to his op-
portunities. These things, with eggs and
cream and fresh meats, which every farm
ought to provide for those who live on it,
will enable the housewife to prepare bill
Of fare fit for a-farmer.